THE ESSENTIAL G.E.M. SKUES. Edited by Kenneth Robson.
1998 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppxii,260. B/w photographs, illustrations by Alex and Charles Jardine, bibliography. Cream boards, spine titled in black.
A good collection, including some previously unpublished material and photographs. A nice introduction to the wit and intelligence of the father of nymph fishing. Chapters include: The life of G.E.M. Skues; Boyhood fishing days; Fishing with Skues; Skues and the trout; Fly dressing; Fly patterns; Skues and the nymph; Entomology; Rods and lines; Skues on the river; Skues the tactician; Skues the observer; Skues the humorist; Famous fly fishermen; Dry fly; wet fly: Halford, Skues and the nymph; Skues and the Itchen; End pieces. The book includes a foreword by John Goddard and an afterword by Robert H. Berls.
A good collection, including some previously unpublished material and photographs. A nice introduction to the wit and intelligence of the father of nymph fishing. Chapters include: The life of G.E.M. Skues; Boyhood fishing days; Fishing with Skues; Skues and the trout; Fly dressing; Fly patterns; Skues and the nymph; Entomology; Rods and lines; Skues on the river; Skues the tactician; Skues the observer; Skues the humorist; Famous fly fishermen; Dry fly; wet fly: Halford, Skues and the nymph; Skues and the Itchen; End pieces. The book includes a foreword by John Goddard and an afterword by Robert H. Berls.
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Book Code
26718
| Author | Skues (G.E.M.)., Robson (Kenneth). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 26718 |
| ISBN | 0713638923 / 9780713638929. |
| Book Description | Minor faults but very good in dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1998 |
| Publisher | A and C Black. |
| Place | London. |